backchat
To respond in a disputative, often sarcastic manner.
Noun
- Cheeky or impertinent responses, especially to criticism.
- Old Pete would have had some smart gay backchat to deal with an awkward moment like this. - 2004, Alan Hollinghurst, chapter 6, in The Line of Beauty […], London: Picador, →ISBN:
Origin
Etymology tree English back English chatterder. English chat English backchat From back + chat.
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Verb
- To respond in a disputative, often sarcastic manner.
- Peter was sent to detention for backchatting the teacher.